Push feels like a Heroes or even an X-men knock-off. It features people with supernatural powers. Nick (Chris Evans) is a Mover, or someone that’s with telekinetic powers. Then he met Cassie (Dakota Fanning), a Watcher who can predict the future. She told Nick of a vision she had that could yield them a fortune.
As they were searching for the suitcase, they met Kira (Camilla Belle), a Pusher or someone that can put images in your head. She’s also Mick’s former girlfriend. They have to work on personal issues as well as avoid the bad guys from the Division.
It’s refreshing to see a sci-fi movie using Hong Kong as its backdrop. The special effects are efficient in showing how powerful these extraordinary humans are. The characters’ powers were well thought off except for the Movers, who I felt were too Magneto-like. Well, I was thinking that a Pusher can make the Mover commit suicide in an instant but that didn’t happen in this movie.
Another thing I don’t like about Push is how they played out the ending. It felt like they don’t know how to end it. Nick knew Kira was just being pushed to think that she’s part of division. He made her remember who she really was and in the end she pushed Agent Carver (Djimon Hounsou). Maybe they just ran out of time and had to wrap things up.
Cassie Holmes (Dakota Fanning): There are special people in this world. We don’t ask to be special. We’re just born this way.
Push managed to keep me entertained. The action sequences were impressive enough to stop me from thinking how absurdly imbalanced their powers are. Put the illogical things aside, Push is a decent movie. But I really hate the ending.
